Is there any american jobs in DR?

[Criss Colon]

It's always a "Cheap Shot" to ridicule a poster's "Spillin Ability" or "Gramner"!
I don't know EITHER, but I'm still a "Good Person"!!!!!!
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[mountainannie]

OK There ARE American paying jobs in the DR in the teaching field which pay a comparable salary to the US.. BUT you have to be hired in the United States. I would assume that you would have to have not only a college degree but experience in teaching and perhaps even a master's degree.

There are jobs here in teaching and call centers. The teaching jobs for local hires can pay up to US $900 or $1500 a month if you qualify.

There are also American companies, such as AmBev, which have bought local Dominican companies which may be looking for American workers, if you have a good resume and are bilingual.

My hope is that you are perhaps a native Spanish speaker and are already in the high income bracket, so you might have a great resume, since the bottom 47% are not worried about taxes.

There was a recent sweep of American companies buying Dominican ones, so do a google search and see what that turns up.

The trick is that you must be hired there. If you try to get hired here, you will be paid like a local.

 

[caribmike]

I am working for an American company and I receive "American salary" in USD.

But this has absolutely nothing to do with being in the DR or not. I could have been a resident in Mongolia and could have been hired...

The world is changing. Remote work it is. Try Elance for example. Of course you are out of luck when you only qualify for such jobs as "Data entry" in this case you compete against half of India and Pakistan and you would earn definitely more in any "Dominican job"...

 

[caribmike]

Dunno. Am not their CEO

But maybe to filter out somehow from the beginning? To see who is dedicated enough to make it through?

 

[greydread]

aka CIA covert ops?

Nope. Technical representatives for U.S. manufacturers, banking and investment officials, State Dept. employees and a few construction folks there on temporary assignment.

There's a wide range of services provided by U.S. companies in the Dominican Republic and all the People who I've known to work for them in the D.R. were hired in the USA and travel to wherever their work is needed.

...better watch out for those low level State Dept. employees though....you never know.....aranoid:

 

[Curacaoleno]

Hello All,

I was wondering if there is any american jobs anywhere in DR.
And if so would you have pay to taxes to DR or the US.

- Figz

Why dont you share with us what kind of jobs you are looking for and more important what your skills are! If you are some office dork now forget about getting a 'American' Job..

Also some of the American jobs are temporarily jobs. A company may send you to DR to work for 3 or 6 months and after that they will send you to El Salvador, Ukraine, Iraq or Mali etc.

If you are technician for example Falconbridge may hire you to do a project in the mines, bottom line is why would companies hire a foreigner if you have a local person doing the job for almost no salary..

 

[Wishing you well]

Is it fair to assume you are a third grade teacher on summer break?
So the guy is an illiterate, cut him some slack, not all of us are Yale grads.

Lol.......the name George come to mind.

 

[bochinche]

There are also American companies, such as AmBev, which have bought local Dominican companies which may be looking for American workers, if you have a good resume and are bilingual.

Never mind the grammar errors.....never heard Ambev being described as an american company before. We must be talking about americans in the broadest sense of the word. In that case all dominican companies are american as well.

No one has mentioned mcdonald's, kentucky fried chicken and burger king. All of them here.

 

[jstarebel]

Regarding being paid in dollars: if you get paid in pesos but want dollars then go to a money changer and exchange pesos for dollars.

However, if the question is can I get paid the same or equivalent amount as in the US. NO!

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Although I have no idea what work experience you have in the DR that would lead you to the above conclusion, I would like to simple state that many expats work here and make MORE DOLLARS than they would doing the same job in the US. I'm one of them. I can't say how many times I've posted that there are very good jobs available here and throughout the Caribbean for US companies that look for expats. You HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO GET THEM. There are not posted on the help wanted board at the supermarket or in the local newspapers. For instance, the new cruiseship dock being built. Do you really think that Carnival is going to turn this project over completely to a DR construction company or to an international company like Jensen, Nash, or Benton construction?

 

[texan]

I am working for an American company and I receive "American salary" in USD.

But this has absolutely nothing to do with being in the DR or not. I could have been a resident in Mongolia and could have been hired...

The world is changing. Remote work it is. Try Elance for example. Of course you are out of luck when you only qualify for such jobs as "Data entry" in this case you compete against half of India and Pakistan and you would earn definitely more in any "Dominican job"...

That is a good point. A lot more people work from remote locations. Most my friends that work from locations worked for the company for a long time before they started to work from a remote location. Most of them are also in the US still. My friend could work from anywhere and they were a little shocked when he told them he wanted to work from another country. Even though it is the same thing they wanted him in the US.

There are also fields to specialize in if you want to work from a remote location. Some jobs you just can't work from a remote location. A good thing about the Dominican if you work from here but needed to make a meeting you aren't that far away with a plane flight. Also on the same time zone if you are working with other people.

 

[Curacaoleno]

There are also fields to specialize in if you want to work from a remote location. Some jobs you just can't work from a remote location. A good thing about the Dominican if you work from here but needed to make a meeting you aren't that far away with a plane flight. Also on the same time zone if you are working with other people.

A friend of mine works remote for an European company.. Only drawback for him is that he has to start work at 5AM in the morning..

 

[Black Dog]

My English teacher always taught me that one should never start a sentence with "and" although I believe it is more acceptable these days particularly if one is speaking with colonials.

 

[Lucas61]

They may be a little dicey but if you are English fluent, you can try the call centers.

 

[Lucas61]

My English teacher always taught me that one should never start a sentence with "and" although I believe it is more acceptable these days particularly if one is speaking with colonials.

Really? How about: "And" is one word with which you should not start a sentence"?

 

[SteveK]

If you're a Vet,...might have decent shot:

Vacancies | Embassy of the United States Dominican Republic

 

[Criss Colon]

The jobs appear to only be for "Family Members" of US Embassy staffers.
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[Dark_Scorpion]

OMG. I cant stand grammar police. It'ss called a typo. like the one the keyboard i use makes. note the lack of apostrophe on the contraction. but u still understood it.

Exactly. Who on the internet uses proper grammar when writing on a forum anyway? I'm sure the OP isn't foolish enough to write like that on his resume. Anyway, I wouldn't worry about trying to find an American job in the DR. I don't recommend moving here unless you have your own source of income. As has been stated a lot of the jobs go to the locals.

Actually you could go into business for yourself providing needed services to the expat community.....depending on what skills you have. Dominicans and Haitians are a hassle to deal with. On another thread someone was complaining about hiring Dominicans or Haitians to do tiling work, if you have skills with stuff like that or other things expats here might hire you. I'd rather hire other Americans then deal with the locals when it comes to certain things.

 

[AlterEgo]

The jobs appear to only be for "Family Members" of US Embassy staffers.
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Our Dominican nephew's Dominican wife [she speaks English well, but not like a native] got a great job at the US Embassy - no other family members work there. She even asked me if I wanted a job there [I don't].

 

[Dark_Scorpion]

It's always a "Cheap Shot" to ridicule a poster's "Spillin Ability" or "Gramner"!
I don't know EITHER, but I'm still a "Good Person"!!!!!!
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True, and I know highly intelligent people that are terrible with words but brilliant with numbers. I know a guy that graduated with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering but he admits he sucks at writing. Just because someone doesn't use proper English doesn't mean they don't deserve a job, they might just be better with numbers or their hands.

 

[Dark_Scorpion]

Although I have no idea what work experience you have in the DR that would lead you to the above conclusion, I would like to simple state that many expats work here and make MORE DOLLARS than they would doing the same job in the US. I'm one of them. I can't say how many times I've posted that there are very good jobs available here and throughout the Caribbean for US companies that look for expats. You HAVE TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX TO GET THEM. There are not posted on the help wanted board at the supermarket or in the local newspapers. For instance, the new cruiseship dock being built. Do you really think that Carnival is going to turn this project over completely to a DR construction company or to an international company like Jensen, Nash, or Benton construction?

Precisely. There is money to be made in the DR by foreigners who work with other foreigners. There are services I want/need here that I simply do not trust the locals to provide. I deal with Dominicans for very basic things like buying food or getting my hair cut. These are simple transactions that Dominicans understand. Anytime you start dealing with Dominicans on more complex transactions, such as real estate development, purchases, or as you said, building a dock for cruise ships, Dominicans will almost always drop the ball. Their society simply isn't structured for efficiency.